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Friday, August 31, 2012

Blue Moon

What is a “Blue Moon?” According to the Farmer's Almanac, you can look up in the sky on August 31, and you will see one for yourself.

No, the Moon won’t be blue in color that night. A “Blue Moon” is the name given to the second full Moon in a single month.

Blue Moons occur, on average, once every 2 1/2 to 3 years. Perhaps this is why we traditionally describe an unusual event as happening “Once in a Blue Moon,” an expression that was first noted in 1821.

Why “Blue”?For the longest time nobody knew exactly why the second full Moon of a calendar month was designated as a Blue Moon. One explanation connects it with the word “belewe” from the Old English, meaning, “to betray.” Perhaps, then, the Moon was “belewe” because it betrayed the usual perception of one full Moon per month.

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What is a “Blue Moon?” According to the Farmer's Almanac, you can look up in the sky on August 31, and you will see one for yourself.

No, the Moon won’t be blue in color that night. A “Blue Moon” is the name given to the second full Moon in a single month.

Blue Moons occur, on average, once every 2 1/2 to 3 years. Perhaps this is why we traditionally describe an unusual event as happening “Once in a Blue Moon,” an expression that was first noted in 1821.

Why “Blue”?For the longest time nobody knew exactly why the second full Moon of a calendar month was designated as a Blue Moon. One explanation connects it with the word “belewe” from the Old English, meaning, “to betray.” Perhaps, then, the Moon was “belewe” because it betrayed the usual perception of one full Moon per month.

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